Class: Rake::Task
Overview
A Task is the basic unit of work in a Rakefile. Tasks have associated actions (possibly more than one) and a list of prerequisites. When invoked, a task will first ensure that all of its prerequisites have an opportunity to run and then it will execute its own actions.
Tasks are not usually created directly using the new method, but rather use the file and task convenience methods.
Instance Attribute Summary (collapse)
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- (Object) actions
readonly
List of actions attached to a task.
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- (Object) application
Application owning this task.
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- (Object) comment
Comment for this task.
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- (Object) full_comment
readonly
Full text of the (possibly multi-line) comment.
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- (Object) prerequisites
readonly
List of prerequisites for a task.
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- (Object) scope
readonly
Array of nested namespaces names used for task lookup by this task.
- - (Object) sources
Class Method Summary (collapse)
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+ (Object) [](task_name)
Return a task with the given name.
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+ (Object) clear
Clear the task list.
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+ (Object) create_rule(*args, &block)
Define a rule for synthesizing tasks.
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+ (Object) define_task(*args, &block)
Define a task given args and an option block.
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+ (Object) scope_name(scope, task_name)
Apply the scope to the task name according to the rules for this kind of task.
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+ (Boolean) task_defined?(task_name)
TRUE if the task name is already defined.
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+ (Object) tasks
List of all defined tasks.
Instance Method Summary (collapse)
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- (Object) add_description(description)
Add a description to the task.
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- (Object) arg_description
Argument description (nil if none).
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- (Object) arg_names
Name of arguments for this task.
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- (Object) clear
Clear the existing prerequisites and actions of a rake task.
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- (Object) clear_actions
Clear the existing actions on a rake task.
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- (Object) clear_prerequisites
Clear the existing prerequisites of a rake task.
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- (Object) enhance(deps = nil, &block)
Enhance a task with prerequisites or actions.
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- (Object) execute(args = nil)
Execute the actions associated with this task.
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- (Task) initialize(task_name, app)
constructor
Create a task named task_name with no actions or prerequisites.
- - (Object) inspect
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- (Object) investigation
Return a string describing the internal state of a task.
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- (Object) invoke(*args)
Invoke the task if it is needed.
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- (Object) invoke_prerequisites(task_args, invocation_chain)
Invoke all the prerequisites of a task.
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- (Object) name
Name of the task, including any namespace qualifiers.
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- (Object) name_with_args
Name of task with argument list description.
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- (Boolean) needed?
Is this task needed?.
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- (Object) reenable
Reenable the task, allowing its tasks to be executed if the task is invoked again.
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- (Object) set_arg_names(args)
Set the names of the arguments for this task.
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- (Object) source
First source from a rule (nil if no sources).
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- (Object) timestamp
Timestamp for this task.
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- (Object) to_s
Return task name.
Constructor Details
- (Task) initialize(task_name, app)
Create a task named task_name with no actions or prerequisites. Use enhance to add actions and prerequisites.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 509 def initialize(task_name, app) @name = task_name.to_s @prerequisites = [] @actions = [] @already_invoked = false @full_comment = nil @comment = nil @lock = Monitor.new @application = app @scope = app.current_scope @arg_names = nil end |
Instance Attribute Details
- (Object) actions (readonly)
List of actions attached to a task.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 472 def actions @actions end |
- (Object) application
Application owning this task.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 475 def application @application end |
- (Object) comment
Comment for this task. Restricted to a single line of no more than 50 characters.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 479 def comment @comment end |
- (Object) full_comment (readonly)
Full text of the (possibly multi-line) comment.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 482 def full_comment @full_comment end |
- (Object) prerequisites (readonly)
List of prerequisites for a task.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 469 def prerequisites @prerequisites end |
- (Object) scope (readonly)
Array of nested namespaces names used for task lookup by this task.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 485 def scope @scope end |
- (Object) sources
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 498 def sources @sources ||= [] end |
Class Method Details
+ (Object) [](task_name)
Return a task with the given name. If the task is not currently known, try to synthesize one from the defined rules. If no rules are found, but an existing file matches the task name, assume it is a file task with no dependencies or actions.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 726 def [](task_name) Rake.application[task_name] end |
+ (Object) clear
Clear the task list. This cause rake to immediately forget all the tasks that have been assigned. (Normally used in the unit tests.)
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 713 def clear Rake.application.clear end |
+ (Object) create_rule(*args, &block)
Define a rule for synthesizing tasks.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 743 def create_rule(*args, &block) Rake.application.create_rule(*args, &block) end |
+ (Object) define_task(*args, &block)
Define a task given args and an option block. If a rule with the given name already exists, the prerequisites and actions are added to the existing task. Returns the defined task.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 738 def define_task(*args, &block) Rake.application.define_task(self, *args, &block) end |
+ (Object) scope_name(scope, task_name)
Apply the scope to the task name according to the rules for this kind of task. Generic tasks will accept the scope as part of the name.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 750 def scope_name(scope, task_name) (scope + [task_name]).join(':') end |
+ (Boolean) task_defined?(task_name)
TRUE if the task name is already defined.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 731 def task_defined?(task_name) Rake.application.lookup(task_name) != nil end |
+ (Object) tasks
List of all defined tasks.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 718 def tasks Rake.application.tasks end |
Instance Method Details
- (Object) add_description(description)
Add a description to the task. The description can consist of an option argument list (enclosed brackets) and an optional comment.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 652 def add_description(description) return if ! description comment = description.strip add_comment(comment) if comment && ! comment.empty? end |
- (Object) arg_description
Argument description (nil if none).
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 544 def arg_description # :nodoc: @arg_names ? "[#{(arg_names || []).join(',')}]" : nil end |
- (Object) arg_names
Name of arguments for this task.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 549 def arg_names @arg_names || [] end |
- (Object) clear
Clear the existing prerequisites and actions of a rake task.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 560 def clear clear_prerequisites clear_actions self end |
- (Object) clear_actions
Clear the existing actions on a rake task.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 573 def clear_actions actions.clear self end |
- (Object) clear_prerequisites
Clear the existing prerequisites of a rake task.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 567 def clear_prerequisites prerequisites.clear self end |
- (Object) enhance(deps = nil, &block)
Enhance a task with prerequisites or actions. Returns self.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 523 def enhance(deps=nil, &block) @prerequisites |= deps if deps @actions << block if block_given? self end |
- (Object) execute(args = nil)
Execute the actions associated with this task.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 619 def execute(args=nil) args ||= EMPTY_TASK_ARGS if application..dryrun puts "** Execute (dry run) #{name}" return end if application..trace puts "** Execute #{name}" end application.enhance_with_matching_rule(name) if @actions.empty? @actions.each do |act| case act.arity when 1 act.call(self) else act.call(self, args) end end end |
- (Object) inspect
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 492 def inspect "<#{self.class} #{name} => [#{prerequisites.join(', ')}]>" end |
- (Object) investigation
Return a string describing the internal state of a task. Useful for debugging.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 688 def investigation result = "------------------------------\n" result << "Investigating #{name}\n" result << "class: #{self.class}\n" result << "task needed: #{needed?}\n" result << "timestamp: #{}\n" result << "pre-requisites: \n" prereqs = @prerequisites.collect {|name| application[name]} prereqs.sort! {|a,b| a. <=> b.} prereqs.each do |p| result << "--#{p.name} (#{p.})\n" end latest_prereq = @prerequisites.collect{|n| application[n].}.max result << "latest-prerequisite time: #{latest_prereq}\n" result << "................................\n\n" return result end |
- (Object) invoke(*args)
Invoke the task if it is needed. Prerequites are invoked first.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 579 def invoke(*args) task_args = TaskArguments.new(arg_names, args) invoke_with_call_chain(task_args, InvocationChain::EMPTY) end |
- (Object) invoke_prerequisites(task_args, invocation_chain)
Invoke all the prerequisites of a task.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 601 def invoke_prerequisites(task_args, invocation_chain) # :nodoc: @prerequisites.each { |n| prereq = application[n, @scope] prereq_args = task_args.new_scope(prereq.arg_names) prereq.invoke_with_call_chain(prereq_args, invocation_chain) } end |
- (Object) name
Name of the task, including any namespace qualifiers.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 530 def name @name.to_s end |
- (Object) name_with_args
Name of task with argument list description.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 535 def name_with_args # :nodoc: if arg_description "#{name}#{arg_description}" else name end end |
- (Boolean) needed?
Is this task needed?
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 640 def needed? true end |
- (Object) reenable
Reenable the task, allowing its tasks to be executed if the task is invoked again.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 555 def reenable @already_invoked = false end |
- (Object) set_arg_names(args)
Set the names of the arguments for this task. args should be an array of symbols, one for each argument name.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 682 def set_arg_names(args) @arg_names = args.map { |a| a.to_sym } end |
- (Object) source
First source from a rule (nil if no sources)
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 503 def source @sources.first if defined?(@sources) end |
- (Object) timestamp
Timestamp for this task. Basic tasks return the current time for their time stamp. Other tasks can be more sophisticated.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 646 def @prerequisites.collect { |p| application[p]. }.max || Time.now end |